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President Joe Biden spoke on the devastating wildfires around Los Angeles and thanked firefighters and first responders for their efforts.

Stars from Beyoncé to Eva Longoria, Halle Berry and Meghan Markle supporting families and frontline workers Celebrities are chipping in to help the region that’s helped them grow to prominence – southern California – as wildfires continue to sweep across the state. So far, the Los Angeles-area fires have killed at least 24 people, displaced … Read more

Senate Democrats grilled Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s pick for defense secretary, about allegations of sexual assault and excessive drinking and his comments about women in combat. Hegseth said the allegations were part of a smear campaign in the media against him. NBC News’ Garrett Haake reports.

Gregory Rodriguez, 56, who faced 97 counts, convicted of crimes in one of state’s largest prison abuse scandals Gregory Rodriguez, a former California women’s prison correctional officer, who was at the center of one of the state’s largest prison abuse scandals, was convicted of 64 sexual abuse charges on Tuesday. The jury’s guilty verdict includes … Read more

FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, officially endorsed Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense on Tuesday night, despite expressing some initial uncertainty following their first meeting.  “After four years of weakness in the White House, Americans deserve a strong Secretary of Defense,” Ernst told Fox News Digital in an exclusive statement. ‘WASTE LESS, SAVE … Read more

House Speaker Mike Johnson is laying down a highly ambitious timeline to approve President-elect Donald Trump’s big-ticket legislative agenda.

California lawmakers called for unity amid the historic Los Angeles wildfires, while at least one fired off letters to Congress calling for federal investigations into Sacramento’s fire preparedness and environmental policies. Republican lawmakers also said at a news conference Monday that any talk of gaveling-in the special session with the express purpose of buttressing the … Read more

President-elect vows creation of agency as soon as he takes office in further push for regime of taxes on foreign imports Donald Trump has said he will create an “external revenue service” as soon as he returns to the White House next week, adding further substance to his campaign vow to establish a new regime … Read more

Authorities piece together timeline of radicalization of Shamsud-Din Jabbar, the US army veteran behind the attack Before plowing a pickup truck into a crowd of New Year’s revelers in New Orleans and killing 14 people, the man who carried out the Islamic State group-inspired attack had researched how to access a balcony on the city’s … Read more

NBC News’ Zinhle Essamuah details the cabinet confirmation process and explains some of the challenges President-elect Trump’s controversial picks could face.